England did as well as expected against the opponents in their group.Outside of the group stages they also did as well as expected against the opponents they faced.All the top sides who left the competition earlier than expected were unlucky not to face England on their route to the later stages.

You can only play what’s in front of you and the what was in front of them were teams that out performed the”better” teams that you’re taking about.

Yes, one side of the draw ended up weaker than the other but that comes down to the traditional stronger teams not performing to the levels they should have. England exceeded themselves and eventually lost to a strong Croatian team.

What happened in NI last night was a disgrace. No doubt those responsible will claim it to be thier heritage and culture but thier REAL heritage and culture was walking around Dublin winning friends and influencing people.

That sort of thing has been going on for a long time but according to the media, what was different this time was that there was an orchestrated campaign over and above the usual. Probably because a bombfire was dismantled by the police due to safety concerns.

What people may not understand is that a sizeable amount in their own communities do not want bombfires in their vicinity. If nearby hotels have to steamclean rooms because of the smell then you can imagine what some of the houses must be like today.

@ Clamps I would be surprised if it is only SF who are supporting that change. Problem is, everything in NI boils down to zero sum so if one group gains by default the other feels the have lost, even if it is not the case

Bernie
If your republican pals Sinn feinn actually took up their seats and represented their people in Westminster things might change
And behaving like spoilt brats over the Irish language which is a stumbling block to power sharing in stormont is another
Brexit going down the pan as they blame this and that
Lets face it Leo will do what the frau tells him and our future is at stake
Some leadership eh
Now lets give Bertie
BB
Nigel
The stage for their usual Waldorf and statler contribution

They’re trying to work with them, there aren’t too many alternatives really. At least if there were licenses, it’s some form of control and regulation. Have to start the reining in somewhere, it’s been more or less a free-for-all up until now.

In the interest of keeping people and their homes safe, bonfire building has to be regulated. The DUP would have had more influence in trying to implement changes. DUP member, Paul McLean’s claim that Sinn Féin were attempting to stop 11th night bonfires, is untrue.